Did you like Flickr's geotagging feature? Yes, it was very easy to use.
Did you explore any of the other geotagging services? How did they compare to Flickr? I did not, nothing could compare to the easyness of Flickr
How will you use this tool either personally or professionally? Perhaps you could use it to show where you may have gotten a very cool picture, or to show a client where to meet you...
Why would anyone ever want to geocache? Seriously, why? What is wrong with these people? They obviously have too much time on their hands because that sounds like the biggest waste of time ever.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Thing 15
1. Which podcast(s) did you listen to? I listen to NPR's music podcast, I personally already listened to podcasts before this project but I find them to be very entertaining.
2. Which of the directories did you find easiest to use? iTunes for me is the easiest way to find podcasts, they are very much so categorized and easy to find.
3. Has this Thing inspired you to do any podcasting yourself or to subscribe to a podcast to listen to it regularly? I already do listen to podcasts regularly and this just made me feel ahead of the curve. :)
4. If Walt Whitman were alive today (which I am certain that he is not), do you think he'd podcast? If so, what would he call his podcast? Would his parents listen to it? Why or why not? Discuss. I do not believe he would podcast, I think he would think he is too good and too smart to do so.
2. Which of the directories did you find easiest to use? iTunes for me is the easiest way to find podcasts, they are very much so categorized and easy to find.
3. Has this Thing inspired you to do any podcasting yourself or to subscribe to a podcast to listen to it regularly? I already do listen to podcasts regularly and this just made me feel ahead of the curve. :)
4. If Walt Whitman were alive today (which I am certain that he is not), do you think he'd podcast? If so, what would he call his podcast? Would his parents listen to it? Why or why not? Discuss. I do not believe he would podcast, I think he would think he is too good and too smart to do so.
Thing 14
Which of the two calculators seems better suited for your research work here at Ai Minnesota? Why? Probably the first one, it is better because it has a calendar and other useful tools not just related to writing papers.
How might the RPC and the Teacher Guide help you manage research projects? It can help you be more productive and it will help you find sources and give you helpful resources.
Assuming you'll graduate from Ai MN someday -- can you think of any uses for personal or professional projects—could you use any of these tools to help manage a timeline for a project of your own? Oh for sure, it could help when it comes to a project you needed to complete for a client.
How might the RPC and the Teacher Guide help you manage research projects? It can help you be more productive and it will help you find sources and give you helpful resources.
Assuming you'll graduate from Ai MN someday -- can you think of any uses for personal or professional projects—could you use any of these tools to help manage a timeline for a project of your own? Oh for sure, it could help when it comes to a project you needed to complete for a client.
Thing 13
1. Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page? I chose Yahoo! I used to have it growing up as a kid as our homepage, its very useful, everything you need was all right at your fingertips, you never needed to go to another page to find out the weather or the days top storys.
2. Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others? Yes I would defiantly tell people about yahoo. msn is also very useful.
3. How can the online calendars be useful to you? it can help you organize your life and appointments.
4. What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…? yes they were useful but not as useful as a program I already had installed on my computer called Post-it.
5. Did you try out Backpack? What did you think? I did not.
6. Did you try any of the other tools in the list? Any good ones we should all try? I was very content with yahoo, so I didnt feel the need to have ti try anything else out.
2. Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others? Yes I would defiantly tell people about yahoo. msn is also very useful.
3. How can the online calendars be useful to you? it can help you organize your life and appointments.
4. What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…? yes they were useful but not as useful as a program I already had installed on my computer called Post-it.
5. Did you try out Backpack? What did you think? I did not.
6. Did you try any of the other tools in the list? Any good ones we should all try? I was very content with yahoo, so I didnt feel the need to have ti try anything else out.
Thing 12
1. Create a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool. I think this is really useful, it makes everything much easier to access and find.
2. Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? Very much so, any information you or your boss would need you can easily access without having to look it up again.
3. Do you see any other useful applications of tagging and del.icio.us in your academic and/or professional life? Nope, I had actually never used it until now, its interesting, I may have to look into for more use later on down the road.
2. Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? Very much so, any information you or your boss would need you can easily access without having to look it up again.
3. Do you see any other useful applications of tagging and del.icio.us in your academic and/or professional life? Nope, I had actually never used it until now, its interesting, I may have to look into for more use later on down the road.
Thing 11
What uses do these tools have for professional or personal use? They can help further your career and perhaps impress new clients.
Was the tool you used easy to navigate and understand? Very much so, it helped me out a lot.
Would you recommend it to others? For sure, its very useful.
Do you use other sharing tools for photos, documents, or other creations that you would recommend? Nope just the ones given here, I don't need anything to fancy.
Was the tool you used easy to navigate and understand? Very much so, it helped me out a lot.
Would you recommend it to others? For sure, its very useful.
Do you use other sharing tools for photos, documents, or other creations that you would recommend? Nope just the ones given here, I don't need anything to fancy.
Thing 10
Consider how you can use these tools in your assignments, professionally or for self-promotion. You could use them to help an assignment in photoshop get better.
What do you think of sharing photos online? Consider copyright and licensing issues. I don't think that it's wrong to share them, anyone can take a picture so I don't believe that they should be copyrighted.
What do you think of sharing photos online? Consider copyright and licensing issues. I don't think that it's wrong to share them, anyone can take a picture so I don't believe that they should be copyrighted.
Thing 9
How might you use Flickr for schoolwork, in your personal life or professional setting? Its a nice easy place to get pictures for projects, share your personal photos for others to use and even share professional work for others to view in case of jobs that you might be wanting to get.
Do you use Flickr or another photo hosting service? Which one? How does it compare to Flickr? I use Flickr
How do you feel about having your photos public (note that you can mark your Flickr photos private, too)--any concerns? I don't mind, I like sharing my work, it makes me feel useful and that maybe I helped someone get a good grade. I don't have any concerns.
Do you use Flickr or another photo hosting service? Which one? How does it compare to Flickr? I use Flickr
How do you feel about having your photos public (note that you can mark your Flickr photos private, too)--any concerns? I don't mind, I like sharing my work, it makes me feel useful and that maybe I helped someone get a good grade. I don't have any concerns.
THING 8
What did you find interesting about the wiki concept? Its a nice way for people to edit information on a page if it is wrong, it feels more accessable and personal.
What types of applications within schools and professional organizations might work well with a wiki? probably just the school in general. people can add or delete information that students may post.
Many teachers/faculty "ban" Wikipedia as a source for student research. What do you think of the practice of limiting information by format? I think that it should be allowed as a resource although some pages may be less accurate than most, the people of wikipedia weed out the information that is not real or credible. I feel like it is a very good source.
What types of applications within schools and professional organizations might work well with a wiki? probably just the school in general. people can add or delete information that students may post.
Many teachers/faculty "ban" Wikipedia as a source for student research. What do you think of the practice of limiting information by format? I think that it should be allowed as a resource although some pages may be less accurate than most, the people of wikipedia weed out the information that is not real or credible. I feel like it is a very good source.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Thing 6
1. How can you use Digg to collect research for your next report or design project? You can use it to help you research for a topic that would be more student and kids our age oriented and take advantage of the resources there because they only have news that is wanted by their users.
2. How can you use Digg to establish your reputation and credibility? It can help by making sure you are using credible sources and you could even help try and promote yourself on the site.
3. How can you connect your other social media circles to Digg and increase your popularity? You can post funny things or just normal things from Digg on your twitter account.
4. Reddit is using Twitter. Discuss what combining the experience means to you in terms of saving your oh so "precious time"? It could save you time because you can just get the updates on your twitter so you dont have to go to the website.
5. How can you ensure that information on an open source website like Reddit is credible? Look for citations or even just a source that it came from, even an author.
6. Who's crazier; old shaggy-haired Kate or the "new" Kate with the 80's sk8er punk haircut? New Kate, the popularity and money for the show made her into a soul less person who doesnt care to much about reality anymore, I think she got a reality check when the divorce happened.
7. Have you ever seen a photograph of Jon Gosselin when he wasn't wearing an Ed Hardy shirt? Is that all he owns or what? Jon Gosselin is a shameless man so I totally understand why he decides to wear that craptastic brand, it is an abomination to the world along with Nickleback, Creed and Keanu Reeves.
2. How can you use Digg to establish your reputation and credibility? It can help by making sure you are using credible sources and you could even help try and promote yourself on the site.
3. How can you connect your other social media circles to Digg and increase your popularity? You can post funny things or just normal things from Digg on your twitter account.
4. Reddit is using Twitter. Discuss what combining the experience means to you in terms of saving your oh so "precious time"? It could save you time because you can just get the updates on your twitter so you dont have to go to the website.
5. How can you ensure that information on an open source website like Reddit is credible? Look for citations or even just a source that it came from, even an author.
6. Who's crazier; old shaggy-haired Kate or the "new" Kate with the 80's sk8er punk haircut? New Kate, the popularity and money for the show made her into a soul less person who doesnt care to much about reality anymore, I think she got a reality check when the divorce happened.
7. Have you ever seen a photograph of Jon Gosselin when he wasn't wearing an Ed Hardy shirt? Is that all he owns or what? Jon Gosselin is a shameless man so I totally understand why he decides to wear that craptastic brand, it is an abomination to the world along with Nickleback, Creed and Keanu Reeves.
Thing 5
This was another easy one to bypass, I have had a Twitter as well for sometime now. I absolutely LOVE Twitter. Its so addicting and so glad I got past my thoughts of how dumb it looked, its a nice way to blow off some steam and my favorite part is the text updates. Whenever me and my friends are in the same room and someone tweets its funny to see the whole room love at their phones at the same time.
1. Which social journal did you choose? Why? I chose Twitter, for the simple fact that I have already had Twitter for awhile now.
2. What is unique about the online journaling experience? Its a nice way to put out a feeling you are having or a funny moment you witnessed and its easily accessable to your friends because of the text notifications and applications for phones.
3. Can you see this having some application to school work or professional development? Very much so, there are a lot of businesses that use it to help promote new promotions or just the company in general, bands use it to help promote shows and market new music. Its an easy way for fans to keep up with the latest news of their favorite people.
4. What are some ways that these tools could be used for evil, instead of good? It can most def help tear people down because you don't need to have a profile that explains much about you. I have already come across some of this.
1. Which social journal did you choose? Why? I chose Twitter, for the simple fact that I have already had Twitter for awhile now.
2. What is unique about the online journaling experience? Its a nice way to put out a feeling you are having or a funny moment you witnessed and its easily accessable to your friends because of the text notifications and applications for phones.
3. Can you see this having some application to school work or professional development? Very much so, there are a lot of businesses that use it to help promote new promotions or just the company in general, bands use it to help promote shows and market new music. Its an easy way for fans to keep up with the latest news of their favorite people.
4. What are some ways that these tools could be used for evil, instead of good? It can most def help tear people down because you don't need to have a profile that explains much about you. I have already come across some of this.
Social Media
So this was a VERY easy step to pass, I have had a facebook since about 2006 back when you had to be invited! I also weirdly enough have a Myspace, but I never use that. I find these as nice tools to stay connected with people at home.
1. Now that you have a profile on Facebook or MySpace, how will you share information about yourself to meet other students at Ai and start to build your network?
2. Keeping in mind that employers use social networks as a recruiting tool, how will you use Facebook or MySpace to promote yourself to potential employers? I will only put up items and things that would not be a nail in the coffin to my career. I have already started to fix and change my profile and even change my security so that my profile is less available.
3. How will you use Facebook or MySpace to build your professional network? I will put up examples of my work to perhaps gain followers and fans to help spread word of mouth about me.
4. What interests and personal details will you share with your circle? All of what I believe is common knowledge and nothing more than what I would share in a normal setting.
5. How is professional networking different from social networking? professional networking helps further along a career and help make contacts to gain clients and such, social networking is kind of the same thing except it is also used for personal use and not just professional, it can help you stay connected with people you might have lost contact with.
1. Now that you have a profile on Facebook or MySpace, how will you share information about yourself to meet other students at Ai and start to build your network?
2. Keeping in mind that employers use social networks as a recruiting tool, how will you use Facebook or MySpace to promote yourself to potential employers? I will only put up items and things that would not be a nail in the coffin to my career. I have already started to fix and change my profile and even change my security so that my profile is less available.
3. How will you use Facebook or MySpace to build your professional network? I will put up examples of my work to perhaps gain followers and fans to help spread word of mouth about me.
4. What interests and personal details will you share with your circle? All of what I believe is common knowledge and nothing more than what I would share in a normal setting.
5. How is professional networking different from social networking? professional networking helps further along a career and help make contacts to gain clients and such, social networking is kind of the same thing except it is also used for personal use and not just professional, it can help you stay connected with people you might have lost contact with.
I just emailed the 16 things email address...except I emailed it with my personal email cuz I totally forgot my student email and portal stuff again.. hopefully its fine.
1. What about My Ai Campus.com seems interesting or useful to you? You can do so much, its very useful because you can figure out any questions you have and its even very helpful because you can schedule yourself on there as well.
2. Why is this such a great resource for students here at Ai? You can check grades, email, and schedule yourself. It is a very helpful tool.
3. What specific resources do you find useful or helpful? That I can check my progress and grades.
4. Did you have any problems accessing your student portal account or other services in this Thing? If you say "no" you're either a liar or you did something wrong. Do it again! I did forget my name and password a few times but after some deduction I figured them out.
1. What about My Ai Campus.com seems interesting or useful to you? You can do so much, its very useful because you can figure out any questions you have and its even very helpful because you can schedule yourself on there as well.
2. Why is this such a great resource for students here at Ai? You can check grades, email, and schedule yourself. It is a very helpful tool.
3. What specific resources do you find useful or helpful? That I can check my progress and grades.
4. Did you have any problems accessing your student portal account or other services in this Thing? If you say "no" you're either a liar or you did something wrong. Do it again! I did forget my name and password a few times but after some deduction I figured them out.
RSS Thread
So I just acquired a RSS thread I believe its called...I don't really know how to use it, its confusing, plus I don't know anyone elses blog.
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